2011-06-02

The global war on drugs has failed, a group of past and present world leaders said on Thursday. The report, by the Global Commission for Drug

Russia has banned all imports of fresh vegetables from the European Union as the diplomatic fallout from the mystery E.coli outbreak ratchets up a

Genocide suspect Ratko Mladic has been admitted to prison hospital at The Hague detention centre. His court appointed lawyer said the health of the

It is feared that 200 to 270 refugees escaping from the violence in Libya have drowned after their overloaded fishing boat got into trouble in heavy

The head of the euro zone’s central bank is suggesting that the bloc should consider setting up a single finance ministry to better coordinate

Serbia wants to move faster towards joining the European Union now that war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic is in custody. In an interview with

Portugal’s snap parliamentary election coming up this Sunday has much of the country in a sombre mood. Many people say a new government will not

One of the French nationals kidnapped at the Novotel hotel in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan has been confirmed dead. Lawyers for the family of

Whatever the source of the Europe’s deadly E. coli outbreak, the region’s vegetable growers are facing major economic losses. With Spain initially

In Syria the security forces have stepped up their brutal crackdown against protesters, using a helicopter to kill at least 13 people in Rastan

Conservationists in Argentina say they are winning the battle to preserve one of the country’s most distinctive animals. The giant anteater once

Japanese PM Naoto Kan has offered to resign despite surviving a no-confidence vote on Thursday. But voters say they are angry and surprised that

The hackers who broke into Google’s email service Gmail had access to accounts for months says the Internet security expert who discovered the

A senior Greek government official has said Athens has agreed to 6.4 billion euros in new measures to cut its 2011 budget deficit. It also aims to

One of Europe’s leading independent electro music festivals has got underway in Lyon in France. ‘Nuits Sonores’ — or ‘Nights of Sound’ — has built

The E.coli outbreak in Europe is caused by a new, highly infectious and toxic strain of the bacteria that contains genes that protect the organism

By this summer, the Croatian government wants to successfully close its European Union accession negotiations. This means that no state subsidies

World leaders have been celebrating the birth of Italy as a modern nation. For Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the festivities were no doubt a

European animators have been seeking to broaden their horizons with a conference in South Korea. The European Union’s Media Mundus programme, which

The number of people registered as out of work in Spain fell for the second straight month in May helped by the start of the tourism season

BMW widened its lead as the top imported luxury car maker in the United States last month. Its sales were up nearly 20 percent on the sale month

OPEC is considering raising its output target by as much as 1.5 million barrels per day to try to pull down sharply higher crude oil prices. The

Russia has banned all imports of fresh vegetables from the European Union as the diplomatic fallout from the mystery E.coli outbreak ratchets up a

Up to 250 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean after the boat carrying them illegally to Europe got into difficulty off the Tunisian

The International airport at Sanaa in Yemen has closed as fighting in the city appears to have escalated. All flights have been cancelled leaving

One of Europe’s largest electro festivals has kicked off in Lyon, France. Les Nuits Sonores runs for five nights and is expected to attract in the

Russia has banned the import of all raw vegetables from the EU amid fears over the deadly E. coli outbreak centred on the German city of

After medical examinations, former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic has been declared fit to appear before the tribunal in The Hague on

In a conflict stuck in a stalemate, Libya’s rebels are hailing a success. They have taken over two towns in the West, ending months of siege by

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. The opposition tabled the motion amid criticism of his handling